This review is for the Zalman Z1 Neo mid-tower PC case.Be aware that Amazon lumps all the reviews and questions answered for all the Zalman products under one entry. So you might have clicked the Zalman Z1 Neo and are looking at the reviews... but some of those reviews are for other Zalman cases.Okay, so I built my first PC on this case. I read online that you really should build on a nice, solid, roomy case for your first build so that it is a pleasant experience. I should have heeded that advice. This doesn't make the Zalman Z1 Neo a bad case per say, but you do get what you pay for.The Zalman Z1 Neo is a nice looking case. It's not very big. It's made out of plastic and thin, light metal. But for a case that costs under 40 US Dollars you shouldn't expect sturdy thick metal case. On the top front of the case you have all your basic inputs: microphone and earphone jacks, two usb 2.0 ports and one usb 3.0 port. The front also has a plastic piece that comes off so you can insert your optical drive, but be careful. Removing the plastic piece required popping off the whole front piece, but the cables for the usb ports and jacks are there and if you are not careful you may damage them. So don't pull the front part off completely. There is a power button on the top left side and a reset button on the top right side. There are no markings on either the power or reset buttons. So you just have to read the manual to know which is which.The front of the case has two fans with blue LEDs. These fans light up great and run quietly, at least to my ears. Each of the front fans has a 4-pin molex connector only. That is how they draw their power. There is also a fan at the back of the case, which is not LED. This back fan has a 3-pin power connector. All the fans included are 120mm in size. There are no more fan mounts in the case. You get three fan mounts and three fans included. This is a positive thing.Now for the inside of the case. It has two 5.25 bays at the top. However, the front of the PC case only has an outlet for one of those bays. So you could only have one CD drive that would pop out and accept DVDs and stuff. At the bottom front of the case are three 3.5 hard drive bays. Each dock bracket has holes for what appear to hold SSD drives. I personally, do not have an SSD drive so can't confirm if the holes align well and stuff. There is a spot at the rear bottom for you to install a power supply unit (not included).The case has a windowed side panel made of some sort of clear plastic.So, for the money you pay you get a bunch of decent features that big budget cases have. You also get three pre-installed fans.So why three stars?First, like mentioned earlier, the case is very flimsy. The plastic is decent but the metal bits are very thin. If you are not careful you can easily dent or bend metal bits, like the back of the case where the I/O shield goes. Second, the front of the PC case pops off for the insertion of the optical drive, but you have to be careful because all those ports (usb, headphones, etc) have wires there and you can pull on them and damage them if you are not careful. Last, it is a very snug fit. I have an EVGA 430 PSU, a micro-ATX motherboard, Cryorig M9A CPU Cooler, one optical drive and one hard drive and it is very snug in there. Being my first build, I struggled with connecting wires and stuff to the motherboard and psu and all that. It was cramped in there and it made that part of the process a bit difficult. Not impossible, just a bit more difficult. I think if you are an experienced builder you could see the shortcomings and plan ahaead in the building of a PC. Also, I found it tough to do cable management. I know this was my first build and I am very green, but there is no room to tuck away or hide the unused PSU cables. I did forget to mention that the other panel does come off. But there really isn't much room for cables to hide back there. Especially some of the thick cabling that came with the PSU I have. I am sure more experienced builders can use tricks and techniques they have learned to do beautiful cable managing. I couldn't. Like I said it is very snug inside the case.If you are prepared to accept the case's shortcomings then this is a decent case for the money. If this is your first build, be prepared to really think ahead what steps you are going to take ahead of actually putting the components in. Because you might find yourself trying to plug in something or hiding a cable or something in a very confined space. That isn't any fun.I hope this review helped some of you. Thank you for your time in reading this. Good luck and happy building!